dǐng

apex

crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc

nail (丁) + head (页) = the very top

页 is the semantic core, depicting a head (originally a person with a prominent head), placing the meaning squarely at the top of the body. 丁 contributes the sound dǐng rather than meaning.

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他爬到了山,看到了美丽的风景。

tā pá dào le shān dǐng,kàn dào le měi lì de fēng jǐng。

He climbed to the top of the mountain and saw a beautiful view.

她用头着一个大箱子走过来。

tā yòng tóu dǐng zhe yī gè dà xiāng zi zǒu guò lái。

She came over carrying a large box on her head.

Words with 顶

透顶

tòu dǐng

out-and-out

醍醐灌顶

tí hú guàn dǐng

lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom

金顶戴菊

jīn dǐng dài jú

goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)

金顶戴菊鸟

jīn dǐng dài jú niǎo

goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)

顶上

dǐng shàng

on top of

顶事

dǐng shì

useful

顶住

dǐng zhù

to withstand

顶冒

dǐng mào

abbr. for 頂名冒姓|顶名冒姓[ding3 ming2 mao4 xing4]

顶刊

dǐng kān

top-tier academic journal (abbr. for 頂級期刊|顶级期刊[ding3 ji2 qi1 kan1])

顶刮刮

dǐng guā guā

variant of 頂呱呱|顶呱呱[ding3 gua1 gua1]

顶包

dǐng bāo

to serve as forced labor

顶名冒姓

dǐng míng mào xìng

to pretend to be sb else

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